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CALENDAR. (Appucazion filed sept. 12, 1901.;

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UNirEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLORENCE M. NACE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,988, dated June 24, 1902.

4implication filed September I2, 1901. Serial No. 75,128. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FLORENCE E. NACE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Calendars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ornamental or display calendars for use in connection with advertising or other purposes; and. the object of the invention is to provide a calendar the body portion of which shall be represented as a structural device, the same being provided with a series of display-openings through which the monthly sheets of the calendar are exposed, each opening being controlled by movable covers or blinds, together with means whereby the monthly calendar-sheets may be removed.

To comprehend the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying,` sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure l is a front view of the calendar; Fig. 2, a rear view thereof; and Fig. '3, alongitudinal sectional top plan view taken on line cc cc, Fig. 2.

In the drawings the letter A is used to indicate the body of the calendar, which in the present case represents an ordinary electric street-railway car. The body, however, may be in the form of any structural device-as, for instance, a boat, house, or steam-railway car. Each window A is utilized as a displayopening for the monthly calendar-sheets B,l

and each window is provided with a movable curtain, blind, or cover B. These curtains, blinds, or covers B in the present calendar work vertically within guideways C, formed by the vertical guides C and longitudinal strips C2, secured to the back of the calendar, Each cover, curtain, or blind is provided with a iinger-piece u, by means of which the same is raised or lowered.

The calendar-sheets B are attached to the plate D, which is held in guide-strips D', fastened tothe back face of the calendar. It will be understood that any suitable means maybe utilized to hold the card or plate D in place. Both faces of the card or plate D are provided with monthly calendar-sheets, and Where six openings are employed, as in the present case, there will be six sheets attached to each face of the card or plate, preferably representimg,r one-half of a year. When the first six months have passed, the card or plate will be turned so as to place the remaining six months in position to be exposed. When the card or plate D is in place, the calendarsheets will be immediately back of the curtains B. By lowering` the iirst curtain the calendar-sheet for the month of January will be exposed. At the expiration of said month the lowered cover-curtain therefor is raised so as to cover said calendar-sheet. The second curtain is then lowered, so as to'expose to View the second month of the year, which when expired is hidden from view by raising said curtain. By simply lowering the respective curtains the proper calendar month is exposed to view, and the same after the expiration of the last day thereof is hidden from view by raising said curtain.

The body of the calendar is made of heavy cardboard suitably embossed, ornamented, and colored to truly represent the desired subject.

In case of an electric-railway car the trolley-pole E is hinged to its base-plate E by means of a pin or tack passed through opening b. By means of saidpin or tack not only is the trolley-pole held in place, but it serves as a means of securing the calendar'to the wall and at the same time represents a bearin g-pin. From the trolley-pole a piece of wire E2 is represented as passing through and depending from the trolley-Wheel d.

IVhere the calendar is utilized for advertising purposes, the name of the advertiser may appear in panel F, and if a railway company the name of the road advertised in panel F.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be protected by Letters Patent, is-

A year-calendar comprising a body portion having a series of display-openings, a reversible plate in rear of said openings, two series of dierent monthly calendar-sheets one series on each surface of said plate arranged to be exposed one sheet through each opening, and movable covers for said displayopenings, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FLORENCE M. NACE. `Witnessesz N. A. ACKER, I). B. RICHARDSE IOO 

